Michael Carey stepped down as chair of the enterprise body and the Housing Agency in June after his company East Coast Bakehouse failed to file its accounts on time.

Kevin Sherry said that companies were looking for up-to-date information and wanted to know what specific actions they can take.

Donald Trump will host the Taoiseach in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

An internal presentation said IDA Ireland had suffered from “brand drift” where senior managers and marketing teams had become “fatigued” with the existing look and feel of the organisation.

The jobs will be created over the next three years